Does X (formerly Twitter) Limit the Number of People You Can Follow?

There are limits to the number of followers you can have on X (formerly Twitter). And it's not the only limit the social media platform has set in place. X also restricts your number of followers, daily update limits, daily direct messages, and daily API requests.

Here's what you need to know about follower limits, including the number of direct messages you can send, the maximum API requests you can make, and more.

X Daily Update Limits

You can publish up to 2,400 updates to your X account per day from all devices combined (web, cellphone, and other methods). When you surpass this number in a 24-hour period, you can't make additional updates until the time period passes.

X Daily Direct Message Limits

X limits direct messages to 1,000 total per day on all devices. When your reach your limit, ask people to send messages to your email account as an alternative to X DMs.

X Daily API Request Limits

You can only make up to 150 API (application programming interface) requests to X per hour. An API request is counted each time you refresh your X page. In other words, an API request is counted each time you perform a function on X.

There's no way to keep track of your API requests, and most X users are unlikely to reach the per-hour limit (third-party X application developers and power business users are the audiences most likely to be affected by this). However, you can use TweetDeck to keep track of your X API requests if you want to do so.

X Follower Limits

You can follow up to 400 people on X per day. You can follow up to 5,000 people total on X without any problems.

X following limits are based on the ratio of the number of people you follow to the number of people who follow you. The limits vary based on that ratio.

There's no set ratio to guide you, so the best course of action, once you follow 5,000 people, is to increase the number of people who follow you.